Effective: 3/78 1.0 ABUSE Revised: 3/99, 1/05 Last Reviewed: 1/05 Adult Sexual Assault Victims General Information 1. Patients who are age 18 years or older are to be evaluated in the Adult Emergency 2. Patients age 17 years or less will be evaluated in the Pediatric ED. (See Policies and 3. Patients who are victims of sexual assault are a unique subset of ED patients.